Susan Sarkauskas
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Courthouse event draws attention to child abuse -- and need for volunteers to help victimsApr 30, 2021 5:15 am - copsandcrime@dailyherald.com More than 50 people stood on the lawn of the Kane County Courthouse in downtown Geneva at noon Thursday, with their heads bowed, clasping bl...
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Chicago man pleads guilty, gets 12 years in prison, for attempted Downers Grove carjackingApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday morning to trying to hijack a vehicle in Downers Grove. Lamourice Shepherd, 22, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in exchange for t...
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Mom accused of dropping daughter from the top of Winfield parking deckApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Plano woman accused of dropping her 5-year-old daughter from the top of a parking deck in Winfield in February has been charged with aggravated battery of ...
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Teen suspect in Aurora carjacking may be tried as adult, police sayApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy charged with hijacking an SUV from a woman in Aurora may end up being tried as an adult, Aurora police said Thursday. And police are still looking for ...
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Authorities: Man robbed Amazon delivery driver, stole his carApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Villa Park man is facing multiple charges in connection with the April 21 battery and carjacking of an Amazon delivery driver in an unincorporated area nea...
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Man charged in Aurora Wendy's carjacking in which woman shot in the backApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Harvey man has been charged in connection with a January carjacking that severely injured a woman in Aurora after she was shot in the back. Charges of aggravated batte...
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Bolingbrook man gets 6 months for fatal street racing crash in BartlettApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - A Bolingbrook man whose street racing caused a crash that killed two people was sentenced Tuesday to six months in jail. DuPage County prosecutors had asked for a 12-yea...
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Batavia Dist. 101 considers rebuilding several schools, possibly eliminating one of themApr 26, 2021 5:30 am - If Batavia Unit District 101 school buildings got grades, none would be proud of its report card. Three of the eight are in poor condition, according to a consultant's a...
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Chicago man gets 12 years in prison for stealing Jeep with girl in back seatApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for stealing a Jeep Cherokee at an Aurora gas station while the owner's 11-year-old daughter was in the back sea...
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Proposed state law would ban police from misleading young suspectsApr 23, 2021 5:30 am - For police trying to crack a tough case, one tool in the arsenal is deception - letting suspects think there's strong evidence against them, even when there's none, in h...